Category Archives: News
Q1 2024 Fundraising Better Than A Year Earlier
It was the same story, different day, for fundraising during the first quarter of 2024. Giving was up (4.1%) compared to the first quarter of 2023, but the number of donors and retention both declined again, 1.3% and 3% respectively.
Commentary … Microsoft’s Decision Opens Opportunities For Change
Image @ depositphotos By David Deal Microsoft announced that it will be retiring its Fundraising and Engagement solution and ending support effective December 31, 2026. What does this mean for nonprofits, associations, and foundations? And, what does it mean more
Goals Shifting For Philanthropists In India
There is a noticeable shift in the mindset of Indian philanthropists from traditional charity to strategic giving. It is estimated that 90% of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNIs) are not only eager to increase their financial contributions, often directing their wealth towards
Foundation Assets Soared For First Half Of 2024
Assets of U.S. foundation assets increased by $30 billion, or 2%, to nearly $1.6 trillion during the second quarter of 2024. Year-to-date assets are up nearly $120 billion, or 8%, marking a third consecutive quarterly record. Foundation assets have grown by about
DAF Donors Making Their Presence Felt
Fundraising data for years has shown the number of donors declining even though revenue increased more often than not. However, new albeit limited data shows donor-advised fund (DAF) users bucked the trend. Data from a new study shows the number
Darren Walker To Leave Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation President Darren Walker announced he will step down from the position by the end of 2025, ending a 12-year run at the helm of the $16.8 billion foundation. Walker’s innovations include a first-ever $1 billion social bond by a
Harvard’s Top Development Officer To Step Down
Brian K. Lee, Harvard University’s top fundraising official since September 2018, will step down from his position at the end of the year. The search for his replacement will begin soon, Harvard University Interim President Alan M. Garber said via
What Supreme Court’s ‘Chevron’ Decision Means To Nonprofits
By Steven M. Woolf The U.S. Supreme Court at the end of this year’s term rejected a 40-year rule that required judicial deference to the subject matter expertise of federal departments and agencies when interpreting statutory requirements in regulations. The
85% Of United Nations’ Sustainable Goals Not Being Met
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are approved by the UN’s 193 member countries. A UN Special Edition Report highlighted a considerable gap in achieving the SDG targets: Approximately 80% of the targets have deviated, stalled, or regressed, and
New Data: Major Gifts, Multiple Revenue Streams Boosting Fundraising
Are the good times for nonprofit fundraisers, if not back, at least on the horizon? More than four in 10 (46%) who were surveyed said their overall revenue had increased during the past 12 months, while just more than one-third
